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Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra opines on Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra opines on Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike

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I don’t belong to the haloed tribe of left liberals who, every time the compromises of their own shitty lives burst up all around them, suddenly find some cause. I think sticking to one’s ideas and making films that allow you to make difficult films is a much more honourable path than farting around on X, which I sometimes do. Beg your pardon. I am who I am. I have made Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi [2003], and it was about a generation that, in a sense, rejected the idea of a nation, place, and legacy that was given to them by their fathers. They rejected their fathers, both metaphorical and real. In a sense, they felt orphaned. So they latched on to something. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

20 years of Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | The film crossed the test of time, says writer and director Sudhir Mishra

20 years of Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | The film crossed the test of time, says writer and director Sudhir Mishra

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Starring Kay Kay Menon, Chitrangada Singh, and Shiney Ahuja, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005) was a semi-hit but garnered widespread love and acclaim over the years. Dismissing rumours of a remake, Sudhir Mishra, who served as both director and writer, says that a sequel could be worked out. Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra with actor Kay Kay Menon and Chitrangada Singh during the shoot of Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi Chitrangada Singh and Shiney Ahuja A big screen viewing again? It is the time of re-releases, and Sudhir shares that there were talks about HKA, too, getting a re-release before the death of producer Pritish Nandy: “It’s surely in consideration. Let some more time pass-by, will talk with Rangita (Pritish Nandy) and others. HKA was released without PR and was a minor hit. There was no social media then but through text-messages and word-of-mouth it worked. (But) the kind of viewership it got later is weird!” Kay Kay Menon, Chitrangada Singh, and Shiney Ahuja ‘Kharab nahin kar sakte’ The filmmaker feels that HKA is no longer his film: “Over the …